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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
The Ladies' Favorite.

The newest fashion in ladies' hats will
doubtless cause futter of pleasurable ex-
element among the fair sex. Ladies are
always susceptible to the changes Of fash
ion plate; and the more startling the de-
parture, the more earnest the gossip over
the new mode. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is a positive cure for the ills which
afflict females and make their lives miser-
able. This sovereign panacea can be relied
on in cases Of displacements and all func-
tional arrangements. 1t builds up the poor,
haggard and dragged-out victim, and gives
her renewed hope and fresh lease Of life.
1t is the only medicine for woman's pecu-
liar weaknesses and ailments, sold b.
druggists. under q positive guarantee from
the manufacturers, that it will give salts
faction in every case, or money refunded.
Read printed guarantee on bottle wrapper.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
hoMs. FARM AND GARDEN.

-Dehorning cattle is becoming COM
mon West.
Young stock give always the hest
return for the cost of their keeping.
Every farmer knows the value OF
manure. How few take the necessary
pains to save it.-Planters' Journal.
The attempts to cross the Merinos
with the mutton breeds have not, as a
rule, been success beyond the first
cross.
-Cabbages are hungry feeders and
leave the land somewhat impoverished,
even after heavy manuring. A poor
crop will not pay for the manure used.
Never use whitewash in the stables
or hen-houses, unless carbolic acid is
added to it, as single application of
the mixture is better than two or three
applications of whitewash alone.
Veal Cutlets.-Dust with salt and
pepper, dip in beaten egg. then in
cracker crumbs, and fry slowly in hot
butter. Serve with butter gravy, gar
nished with water-cresses and sliced
lemon.
Pork Cake.-One pound of salt
pork. chopped fine, one pint of boiling
water, two cups of sugar, one cup of
molasses two teaspoonfuls Of baking
powder, spice to taste, one-half cup
each of citron, currants and raisins
chopped fne.-Cincinnata Times.
Clean out the old stalks of the car
nations. sprinkle the soil and plants
with Underwater and clean off the
space around them so as to permit of
plenty of heat from the sun. They
are we'll worth the small amount of la
bor required for bringing them to per-
lection. Louis Reporter.
Among the important matters to
look after. says the GardeRer's Monthly.
is the nutrition of trees. Some people
say that land which will raise good
corn will grow good fruit trees. That
is all right, but it should be added that.
like corn. trees require regular and
continuous manuring. I. Ecani-
liner.
Not spot need be left on cane
seated chairs if on bri ght sunny day
each chair is thoroughly washed and
the wood saturated with hot water and
dried in the open air and sun. Not
only will the chairs look better, but
they will last much longer, as in dry
ing the wood will swell and tightens
where it joins. and the chair be rs firm
as when new.
President Barry, of the Western
New York Horticultural Society, sig
nificantly remarked in a recent address
that the largcly-complained-o over
production Of fruit came from the over
supply of poor fruit only. but there had
been no over-production of fruit of
high quality. The fruit grower who is
thorough in his cultivation, careful in
his selection and conscientious in his
packing is not often found among the
complainers. He has ready market
for his goods.
Hints About Potatoes.-Old po-
tatoes; such as one sometimes has in
the months of April or May, can be
rendered less watery by very simple
process. When about to dish them.
take one at a time in coarse towel,
and squeeze it as hard as possible.
Then lay it carefully in the dish. New
potatoes should always he boiled in hot
water. and with the skins on. These
may be removed at the moment of
dishing; sprinkle on salt as you lay
them in the dish. Some persons scrape
the skins off before boiling. but on no
account should they be peeled.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

IN General Debility, Emaciation, Con.
sumption, and Wasting in Children, SCOTS
Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypo.
phosphites, is most valuable food and
medicine. 1t creates an appetite for food,
strengthens the nervous system, and builds
up the body. Please read: II tried SCOTS
Emulsion on a young man whom Physicians
at times gave up hope. Since he began
using the Emulsion his Cough has ceased,
gained flesh and strength, and from all ap.
pearances his life will be prolonged many
years. John SULLIVAN, Hospital Stew
ard, Morganza, Pa.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
Tender and True.

Wife-And You will not forget me,
darling, while l am away? You will
always think of me every day while 1
am gone, won't you, dear?"
Husband-Yes. my love. 1 am sure 1
shall. The bills l get will keep you
constantly in mind. -Sunmerrilc
.yOuruUI
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
The Oft Told Story

liam glad. my child" says tie mother to her e'd-
est daughter. Ito see you improving IN health 30
rapidly. Hoods Sarsaparilla is doing wonders for
you, after your long and severe illness. You look
better every day."
"Yes, mother. I feel much stronger. too
Why. l can play all the afternoon. and not feel
tired. And the medicine is SO pleasant to take.
Sister always wants . taste when l am taking it."
"Well, 1t is really q peculiar and a remarkable
medicine. l have been reading its Phenomenal
Record. Every statement is fair that it carries
Tn
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

MRS D. b. WADE, Scranton, Pa, writes:
"Had a lame back for Is years and St
Jacobs Oil completely cured me-" Price,
fifty cents.
Rev. Jas. Powell, D. D., Sec. Amer. Mis-
sionary Association, Sc Read Street, n. T.,
regards Red Star Cough Cure as the best OF
remedies and recommends it Price 2o cents.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
The Cutest Little Things.

"Cute''! he echoed. "Well, don't know
as the adjective would have occurred to me
in Just that connection. But if you mean
that they do their work thoroughly, yet
make no fuss about it; cause no pain OF
weakness; and, in short, are everything
that pill ought to be, and nothing that il
ought not, then agree that Pierce's Pleas.
ant Purgative Pellets are about the cutest
little things goingr'
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
THE WHITE LADY.


1 q
Death Of . Hapsburg.
The Vicomte dartmouth tells US
that he visited the Archduchess Marie
Louise, the widow of Napoleon. and
from her lips heard that the White
Lady never fails to appear in the I'm
perial Palace of Vienna before the
death of one of the House of Austria.
She told him: "My grandmother was
Queen of the Sicilies, and after the
death of my fathers first wife eliza
beth Wilhelmina, daughter of Duke
Frederick Eugene of Nuremberg, died
February Is, 1900, he asked for the
hand of her daughter Maria Theresa,
daughter of Ferdinand l., of Sicily
My grandmother, anxious about her
daughters welfare, consulted a pious
nun, to whom it was allowed at times
to see through the veil of the future.
Her answer was as follows: Your
daughter will be happy: but after she
has passed her thirty-fifth year God
will call her to Himself This was
clear enough. The new Empress as
cended the throne (she was married
1870 at the age of eighteen) in the ex-
pectation of having short but happy
life. She often spoke to her young
children about it, but never complained
that the term was short. Thirty-five
years! She had long time yet Alas!
time flies very fast. The nearer the
ominous term drew, the more did the
Empress endeavor to Danish the thought
Of it from her mind. She ceased to
speak of it. In the year that preceded
her death, very heavy sickness
brought her into great peril. BE at
ease said her Majesty to those who
surrounded her. my hour is not yet
come. If heaven calls me, it will be
next year.
'.Her five-and-thirtieth year arrived.
One day my sister, the late Empress of
Brazil, exclaimed in terror to her
mother, Behind your elbow-chair,] l
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
Farmers.

Send 10 cents to the PRIcKLY ASH BIT
TIERS Co., St Louis, Mo-, and get copy of
'.THE HORSE TRAINER"
A complete system, teaching how to
break and train horses in a mild and gen.
tie way, requiring no elaborate apparatus,
nothing more than can be found in any
stable in the country-a rope and a strap.
Every one handling horses should have .
copy.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

parilla Is fully confirmed b. the voluntary testi
mony Of thousands who have tried IL Peculiar il
the combination proportion. and preparation Of
ingredients. peculiar in the extreme care With
which 1t is put up, Hoods Sarsaparilla accom-.
plishes cures where other preparations entirely
fail. Peculiar in the unequalled good name il ha.
made ut home, which Is tower OF strength
abroad peculiar in the phenomenal sales 1t has at
tanned, the most popular and successf spring
medicine and blood purifier before the public to-day
Is Hoods Sarsaparilla
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

CATTLE are demure, innocent-looking
creatures, but their language is Glow"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

PIPING times in Germany-50O,0 900 meer
schaums made yearly.-Boston Globe
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

How to keep the boys at home-induce
some of the nelghbors' girls to run in
often.-2ezas SJtn9s
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

II afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's EyeWater Druggists sell it &c
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

An attempt is to be made to intro
duce the German carp into the water
of Portugal.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

CoUGHs AND COLDS. Those who are sui
fering from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat
etc, should try BRowN's BRONCHIAL
TROCHEs. Sold 0nlv IN bores Price 25 cts
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

MILD, soothing, and healing is DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

CONTINENTS to :ailors ought Is rule
to come under the head Of fitting tributes.
Merchant Trouekr.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

TACKLE an Obstinate Cough or Cold with
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies TOOthache Drops Cure in one minute.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

MARRYING By proxy is what may be con.
sidered proxy-mate bliss.-Boston Traa-
script
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

SINCE an old joke is called a chestnut
why shouldn't an old bean be called ,
wallnutl-New Hd,en Ne,s.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
Purifies the Blood

shave been troubled with scrofulous humor and
sores breaking out all over my body for the last
teen years. l have taken four bottles Of Hoods
Sarsapariila, and II has entirely cured me. rec
ommend 1t very highly to any one troubled with
scrofua, or any blood disease" HENRY BIGGs,
Isis Campbell Street, Kansas City, No.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
Hoods SarsaparilIa

seems TO be thoroughly honest and reliable"
II was troubled with my blood being out of or err
I was recommended to take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
After using it can recommend it all that IL
claimed D. c. THOMPSON. Kansas City. Mo.
n. B-Be sure to get
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

IN cutting up an old COW, . butcher a.
ways has hard time trying to make both
ends meat
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

RIGHT wrongs no man; though it de.
ponds something on what you write ezas
SJtinga
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

IT is the Alaska diamond that lends such
sparkle to the conversation of the hotel
Slerk--Bsrlixgtoa Free Press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

The orator who exclaims 81 am not in
the roll Of common men," generally comes
from the West not the yeast
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

SILENCE is golden. but woman is per.
fectly willing to take somebody else'a
word for it.-Dansyilk Breeze
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

(WHICH will you have, chloroform or
laughing-gass said the dentist to his pa
tent. about to have tooth pulled "Ethef
vii. answer" said the Wasp.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

The man who wears tight boots never
trembles in his shoes. BOSTON Transeript
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
Vitality OF Great Men

Vitality OF Great Men
is not always innate or born with them, but
many instances are known where it has
been acquired by the persistent and Judi
cious use of DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

Photographic experiments now re-
veal extraordinary chemical properties
in the suns rays, while, strange to say,
some of the rays are entirely destitute
of this peculiar power. 1t has also been
discovered that there are rays of light
outside of the solar spectrum. and which
are invisible to the human eye.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
What. child? Speak!
I" The White Lady,

"'She has not come for you. my
dear answered the Empress. calmly,
but for me: My hour has now come
Next day she was dead august Is.
1907. "-CornhiH Magazine.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

WorLp it be improper to call an ale
where street ight has taken place, an a
legoryi-LUe
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
tor Consumption. Sold everywhere. 36c.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

A STOCK company is always capita
ling, and yet il Is often not capita
thing
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
100 Doses One Dollar

Sold by all druggists. II; six for 8. Prepared by
C. l. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

JAPAN boasts of singing fish It ha
musical scales, probably.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

a RECEIVING teller-the newspaper II
teryiawer-BOston IrdaseriDf.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-23

RoBBED.-Afew days ago John Work
man, o farmer of Chatham, ILL.,, drew
$4,000 from the bank preparatory to
starting on a cattle-buying trip. just
before he was to leave his horze a gen.
tlemanly appearing man, who said he
was buying land, drove up and asked
Workman to show him over the farm.
Workman got in the buggy, and the two
men rode together. Soon an elegant
two-horse rig came to tho farm, bring
ing another stylish-looking man, who
claimed to be an agent for the sale of
agricultural implements. The three
men engaged in conversation for while,
and suddenly the strangers seized Work
man, threw him to the ground; and took
from his pockets $4,000 in money. They
succeeded in getting away before their
victim could give the alarm.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-23
The Queen OF Rags.

Speaking of the poor, one OF the
89eeEest figures In New York is that of q
M0i1aAn who never wears anything but
HfAss PUT such d wild and wonderful as
~seFlnentof them that she is really pict-
A5esane. She isgcneraily known nthe
quarters She frequents as Crazy Kate. but
ss:nstimes called the Queen of Rags
'sfs 3 ehange. Never had the most gor-
gsqals rainbow more colors than this
gsssf creature combines in her ragged
5asHaeat / tried to count them the last
TO- i saw hcr, but had to give II up.
xssa ne mass Of rags on her headr
& zze tattered fringe Of rags at he
.@saA sas vas q FORMULATING kaleido
%1IA so 4ar as variations of color went.
s AAtnsrs the rags wherever they can
N as'Ina often fishing them ont Of the
sssk and, as she never attempts to
s.ssa then. the amount of dirt she
about / Il her daily wauderings
E'ssss pe imagined. She not only clothes
sln With rags, but wears layer upon
of them, reefed and tucked and
1ss.s AFqund her till she il swathed like
asz lafSls One of the worst tenements
ksN ofk Is i building called the
@#skNeks nea the Battery. Crazy
%ezs = 9ne of its tenants. She has I.
S,'.ss 81 n and the POI contains hardly
Sa's z'sa1le bat rags and rotten apples
xSss tsE mania for rags Is b passion for
ss'Asaag rotten apples and going
'8@sG18hfp form uf peddling them 1t
H9MAboWn docks, and sometimes fl
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-23
The Breakfast.

"a large proportion of intemperance
in the use of ~stimulants." philosophical
% physician in a free lecture to the Buff
faIo Eeprtss, may be laid, 1 think, to
the light breakfasts eaten by most peo-
pie. After considering the question
very carefully, I have come to the con-
clus:on that breakfast is the most i'm
portant meal of the day, and that suffi-
cient Importance is not attached to it
in the majority of households. Of
course in this, as in nearly al matters,
we are largely the creature of habit.
but there are good and bad habits. [
have found that a very large proper
ton of people, in this country at least,
eat very little or nothing in the morn
ing. Now, after the long fast enforced
8 o'clock in the morning, q person in
good health should feel hungry; and it
is at this hour of the day that the
heartiest meal may be eaten with the
least probability of bad results. The
man who starts out in the morning after
having eaten a hearty breakfast will
seldom, unless suffering from chronic
Indigestion, experience any of the dis
comforts which might follow a similar
meal at any other time of day. The
chance s are he will also enjoy a happy
frame Of mind all day; whichever be
his custom, he will find himself with
an excellent appetite for dinner. Eat
ing creates appetite. The very oppc-
site results will follow the other course
in this matter, and the man who has
not had a good breakfast will not enjoy
a good dinner. / have treated a good
many cases of habitual drunkenness, ard
in a great many Of them I have found
that the evil practice of tipping was
begun to satisfy q gnawing, faint SEN
sation in the stomach in the morning,
which was nothing more nor less than
disguised hunger"
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-23
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
The Value Of Pond MnnL.

Pond muck varies considerably in
character as the nature of the soil from
which it IS derived differs and the guam
tity OF organic matter in it. It usually
contains a large proportion of mineral
matter derived from the washing of the
soil, and the organic matter varies as the
pond may have contained various kinds
OF animal matter and aquatic plants.
Usually it contains about as much fertil-
lzlng matter as common yard manure ;
hence it is well worth the trouble of
draining off the water and gathering the
sediment. 1t should be composted with
lime and coarse litter and left to decom-
pose three or four months, after which it
makes a very useful top dressing for grass
lands. -New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-23
The New York Police Force,

NEWCOMERS relig ously believe that
they have the best police system and
the finest force in existence.
What is the number of the metro
politan police force? what are its
duties? how is it organized? and in
what manner are it's duties performed?
are questions whose answers determine
the soundness or unsoundness of the
popular faith.
The number of the police force, of
all ranks and grades, on the last day of
A. d. 1885, was 1888, including So
practitioners. The Leg stature of the
State of New York, on May II, 1886,
unanimously authorized the addition of
500, in Difference to the general con.
vietion that it was numerically too
small to cope with the possible emer-
gencies OF the times. The city of New
York, estimating it's population at
1,650,000, then had, exclusive of the
Central Park force, n police officer
to every 5G2 of the inhab tants. This,
in view of the heterogeneous character
of the people, and the peculiar relation
of the city to the continent, was really
an insufficient supply. In 1888 Phila-
delphia had n policeman to every
636 of its citizens; Baltimore, n to
SOS; Boston, one to 4s7; the metro
politan district of London, n to 342;
and the ancient city of London, n to
every 100.
The Police Department of New York,
established and organi, ed under the
law of 1870, consists of the Board of
Police-which is composed of four
Commissioners, appointed by the
Mayor-of the police force, and of Of
fcials appointed by the Commits
sioners.
The bulk of the police force, CORE
spending to the privates or enlisted
men of the regular army, consisted on
the 1st of January, 1876, of the 1896
patrolmen. On the 18th of June, &C.
cording to the return of Deputy Chief
Clerk Delamater, the native nationality
of the 1896 men of all ranks and
force was as follows: United States,
1s745; Ireland, 974; Germany, 1876:
Austria, 4; Italy. s; Switzerland, /;
Canada, 13; England, 30; Finland, l;
Scotland, IA; Franco, 6; Bavaria, l;
Nova Scotia, 2; Denmark, l; Sweden,
2; West Indies, /. Thus the United
States hive contributed 50. 46. Ireland
33.17, aud all other countries 1877 per
cent. of the whole. The Hibernian ell
ement, including those born in this
country. is decidedly predominant.
Naturally enough, those in whose con-
stitution habits of subordinat,on have
been ingrained by generations of servi-
tude are most watchful and resolute
when the enforcement of law is in
trusted to their hands. Whatever their
ancestral antecedents, the New York
police have invariably illustrated the
virtues of implicit obedience, self-eon-
troll, manly courage, and intelligent
fidelity. The club is at times quite
freely used.s The ideal policeman is
only m ideal. The actual is hut an APP
Proclamation to the 1uuagDtug, ns
type, because he isgnsera, mafs.
all the limitations or the commonplace
American citizen. - Dr.. III hard
Wheatley, IN Harper's Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-23
Overfed Fowls.

The farmer, by the exclusive use of
corn, % overfats his fowls as to get few,
if any eggs; those he does get being OF
small size compared to the normal size
for the breed. Corn has but i per cent.
Of muscle and ~ per cent of fat. OF
course a Brahma, fat and smooth in
plumage, makes a fine picture and a fine
show specimen, but, like the race-horse,
all this surplus fat must be reduced be-
fore, like him, their performance will be
creditable.
Fowls to breed well, and to lay good
sized eggs and al abundance of them,
must be in fair flesh only, The food
should be oats, wheat, meal and yegeta-
bles, with but little corn; exercise may
be secured, if the fowls are cooped up,
by compelling them to scratch for their
afternoon food, or by allowing them to
roam the fields for their afternoon meal.
Birds shut up close all winter, having
had no sulphur, fed largely on corn, with
but little animal food, and little if any
exercise, will not lay eggsthat will hatch.
Our Country Home.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-23
nisnaaa nna nna.n

Force their way into many a household that
might be protec.ed from their inroads, by the
simple protection of keeping in tbs house that
Lelign family medicine and safeguard of
health, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Particu-
llrly where there are children, sha ull it be
kept on hand, as q prompt remedy for infan-
tie 90 nrla nts, in their outset easily conquer
able, but whic il allowed to en5r 1T them
sely es on the delictte child sh organism, are
not easily dislodgeI, and speedily ork grew
Gus misch eff. lrfcgu!arity of the lowe s, indi-
gest on ana biliousness, are ailmenls of com
living in u;a:arious regions, are M re liable to
be attacked with chills and fever than auu!ts,
and the rayages of Tia lie | disease in their
system are sneedier and more serious. In re-
mote Localities, far from professional aid. it is
especially des Table.